Total Crime Rate
397.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fordlands Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Fulford & Heslington , and the 24th highest crime rate of 631 local areas in York .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fordlands Crescent (YO19 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 397.7 per 1,000 residents and was 611.7% higher than the Fulford & Heslington average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fordlands Crescent (YO19 4QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fordlands Crescent, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornton Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In York| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fordlands Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordlands Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordlands Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Crossfield Crescent | Under investigation |
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